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Genre
Style Knob
Position
Time
Signature
Feel Style Description
Blues 10 3/4 Straight 8ths
Blues rock in 3/4. Sounds best at tempos
between 65-150. Even bass on the root of
the chord with occasional fast transition
passages. Rock drums switching from snare
and hats in verse to snare and ride in chorus.
Blues 11 3/4 Swing 8ths
Blues shuffle waltz. Sounds best at tempos
between 65-150. Even bass alternating
between root and 5th with two-note
transitions. Rock beat with hats and snare in
verse switching to ride and snare in chorus.
Blues 12 3/4 Swing 8ths
Blues waltz. Sounds best at tempos between
50-130. Bass rhythm is similar to blues style
#11 with alternating root, 5th up, and 2nd
down. Snare and hats in verse switching to
snare and ride in chorus.
Pop 1 4/4 Even 8ths
Indie folk. Sounds best at tempos between
100-170. Slow bass on 1st and 3rd beat. 4/4
kick with tambourine in verse, brush snare
added in chorus.
Pop 2 4/4 Even 8ths
Calypso-inspired pop. Sounds best at
tempos between 80-130. Angular bassline
with big jumps. Surf-rock feel, with stick and
brush in the verse and rolling brush-snares
driving beat in chorus.
Pop 3 4/4 Even 16ths
Modern pop groove. Sounds best at tempos
between 75-150. Bass plays chord roots
with decorative riffs to transition between
chords. Sparse beat with tight hats carrying
the rhythm in verse, changing to a more
straight-forward pop beat in the chorus.
Pop 4 4/4 Even 16ths
Pop promise. Sounds best at tempos
between 80-140. Driving 16th bass with
little to no ornamentation. Straight-driving
rock beat, tight hats in verse that open up in
the chorus with snare fills.
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